Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration
Administration for Children and Families - OCS · Department of Health and Human Services
At a glance
Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families - OCS (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was August 24, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $300K, with about 7 awards expected and $2.1M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations and 2 more. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.647 (Social Services Research and Demonstration).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 24, 2026Posted
- Aug 24, 2026Application deadline
- Sep 30, 2026 (est.)Est. award date
- Posted
- Jul 24, 2026
- Close date
- Aug 24, 2026
- Est. award date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Award floor
- $150,000
- Award ceiling
- $300,000
- Est. total funding
- $2,100,000
- Expected awards
- 7
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Eligible applicants are Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that were funded directly by the CSBG in FY 2025 (see Appendix A) that own affordable housing units and provide support services to residents of the affordable units. CAAs and tribes funded directly by CSBG, by nature of this funding support, work to provide public welfare, health, and social services to their communities. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The Office of Community Services (OCS) intends to fund Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that received FY25 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) awards and own affordable housing units. The purpose of the AHSSD is to demonstrate the potential for improving housing stability, economic mobility, and well-being by boosting public welfare and support service enrollment for residents of affordable housing who are American citizens. AHSSD does this by improving the coordination of public and private assistance programs to prevent and reduce dependency among this population cohort. Recipients will offer direct provision of specific public welfare and support services, internal referrals to assistance programs, external referrals to programming offered through other agencies, and/or case management and human-services coordination. Recipients must also provide services to eligible residents who live in affordable housing units.The range of service enrollment is broad, including educational opportunities for children and adults; afterschool and/or summer programs for children and teens; direct provision of childcare programs/opportunities for children ages 0 to 5 or connections to Head Start and Early Head Start programs; older adult care services; mental health, alcohol, and addiction services; services for Americans and eligible residents with disabilities; self-sufficiency resources; resources on homeownership; financial literacy training; transportation services for residents; referrals and connections to resources to help meet concrete needs; and healthcare services.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 93.647
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Administration for Children and Families - OCS
ocsregistrar@icf.com
202-690-7110
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $150k – $300k, total estimated program funding is $2,100,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.
How do I apply for “Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-EAH-0027), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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